Latest Strategy News – Page 21
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Products & Services
Telefónica hides away from tracking device contract renewal
Operator doesn’t bid to renew contract to provide ankle bracelets that monitor movements of those accused in Spain of gender violence (something it has been doing since 2009).
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Strategy & Change
TPG to cull brands as integration gives way to simplification
CEO Iñaki Berroeta announces multi-year simplification programme that aims to establish a “leaner, nimbler” TPG Telecom.
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Products & Services
Austria’s Magenta Business wheels out e-mobility “success stories”
Alveri, Elaris, and JJames tap into operator’s recently developed IoT SIM card product to bolster EV ambitions.
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People
Vodafone CZ CEO Dvořák to take international Partner Markets top job
Petr Dvořák, Vodafone Czech Republic CEO, to take over Vodafone’s Partner Markets federation of international allies.
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Strategy & Change
Atento goes private as transformation plan remains ‘on track’
Telefónica-linked customer relationship service provider delisted from NYSE after market cap underperformance.
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M&A
MTN CEO: consolidation “inevitable” for South Africa despite Vodacom’s fibre challenge
Ralph Mupita expressed his surprise that Vodacom’s fibre consolidation proposal is facing regulatory blocks, but reiterated pro-consolidation stance.
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Strategy & Change
Exclusive: Nokia tilts for neutral host leadership
In an interview with Michel Chbat, TelcoTitans delves into the Finnish vendor’s journey to understand and target the nascent neutral host market, and how it sees the flood of new business models and stakeholders impacting the communications ecosystem.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Newmark launches new data centre investment platform
Real estate advisory group launches new data centre investment platform. GoFibre and Lightning Fibre set for UK fibre network expansion.
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M&A
Digi signals interest in Orange–MÁSMÓVIL merger remedies
Digi CEO sees potential merger as transformative moment for the Spanish market.
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Strategy & Change
Telstra’s InfraCo sale off the table (for now)
CEO Vicki Brady sees growth opportunities for the standalone unit, fuelled by a “shift to the cloud and rapid AI adoption”.
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People
Deep dive: Kirkby’s BT reign set to bring new partners, new purpose, and “stupid questions”
As the dust settles on news of Allison Kirkby’s appointment as Philip Jansen’s replacement, TelcoTitans examines the mindset and values of the incoming CEO. The Telia CEO brings with her close links to private equity, a fearless approach to unpopular opinions, and an innovative perspective on the future of infrastructure.
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Products & Services
Safaricom launches M-PESA in Ethiopia, aims to mirror Kenyan success
Safaricom Ethiopia sets m-money platform live after three-month trial and Hibret Bank partnership.
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Public Affairs
Wales puts sale of regional fibre network on the table
Devolved body sounds out market interest in purchase of publicly owned network in North Wales, ahead of 2025 contract end point.
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Suppliers & SCM
‘Data is everything’: Quantexa supports Vodafone CX revamp
Vodafone’s Chief Data Officer Miryem Salah says Quantexa partnership is underpinning customer experience transformation project in the UK.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT boss befuddled by Vodafone’s roaming deal with 1&1
There’s only winner from last week’s agreement, says CEO Tim Höttges, and that’s 1&1.
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Operations
Orange ‘shutters Silicon Valley base’ amid strategic refocus
Operator reported to have closed Silicon Valley offices after more than 20 years as part of cost review.
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Strategy & Change
Höttges gives BT a year, but ‘all ideas’ on the table
Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Timotheus Höttges sets expectations for incoming BT CEO Allison Kirkby as rumours circulate about the future of Deutsche Telekom’s BT stake.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Höttges slams fibre overbuilding “myth”
Group CEO hits back over altnet complaints that DT is overbuilding on their networks.
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Strategy & Change
UK Space Agency preps satellite strategy switch-up, LEO investment
UKSA looks to up investment in LEO satellites as it shifts to commercially-focused business model. Read more about the ARTES and CLEO programmes, their role in the UKSA strategic switch-up, as well as use-cases opening up for both telecoms sectors and wider industry.
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Suppliers & SCM
Deep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions
Keynoting at Achieving Net Zero in the Telecoms Industry, Daniel Santana lifted the lid on Telefónica’s initiatives to actively tackle emissions across its value chain. Learn more about how this impacts its supply chain, where hundreds have been tagged ‘high risk’, and its ‘circular criteria’, SME outreach, peer comparatives… ...